Il Geco Pinot Gris 2023

Tasting Notes
Analysis & Info

Flavour and Aroma Profile: Fresh notes of citrus blossom, gooseberry, lemon, nectarine, peach, melon, and fleshy pear. Dried oregano and sage to garnish. The palate is broad yet elegant with stone fruit notes carrying through from the nose. A bright acidity supports and lengthens a dry yet creamy finish.

Colour: Medium Lemon

Bottles Produced: 1150

Technical Analysis
alc	13.0
rs	1.3
pH	3.4
ta	5.2
Wine Information
Accolades
Brand Group	Il Geco
Other
Winemaker	Clarise Sciocatti
Variety	Pinot Gris
Blend Percentage	100% Pinot Gris
Food Suggestion
Ageing
Cellar	Pinot Gris is a pink skinned variety famous for producing crisp White Wines in Northern-Italy, Pinot Grigio (IT). A minimal intervention approach is practiced in the winery. Grapes are cooled and whole bunch pressed. The juice is settled overnight without the use of enzymes and racked the following day to large 500L Old French Oak Barrels. Natural fermentation ensues followed by 12-month maturation on fine lees. Refined and elegant, this wine is fruit focused, a pure expression of its terroir and the hands guiding it. No fining, only light filtration. Harmless natural wine crystals may occur.
Vineyard	The Vineyard is located on the edge of the Bottelary ward toward Devon Valley. The block faces the Simonsberg and receives ample morning sun with cooler shaded afternoons. Soils are poor sandy decomposed granite with clayish subsoil yielding smaller bunches with perfumed & concentrated berries.